Cardinal Agostino Casaroli
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Cardinal Agostino Casaroli was a prominent 20th-century Vatican diplomat and Secretary of State known for his role in shaping the Holy See’s international relations and concordats, especially during the Cold War.
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| Cardinal Agostino Casaroli canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cardinal Agostino Casaroli Context triple: [Concordat between the Holy See and Italy (1984 revision), signedBy, Cardinal Agostino Casaroli]
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Casali
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Casali was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who rose to the rank of cardinal and took part in the papal election that followed the death of Pope Pius VI.
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Cardinal Romualdo Braschi-Onesti
Cardinal Romualdo Braschi-Onesti was an Italian prelate and nephew of Pope Pius VI who became a prominent figure in the late 18th-century Catholic Church and a leading member of the Roman Curia.
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Cardinal Leonardo Antonelli
Cardinal Leonardo Antonelli was an influential Italian prelate and statesman of the late 18th century who played a key role in the governance of the Catholic Church during the turbulent Napoleonic era.
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Cardinal Antonio Dugnani
Cardinal Antonio Dugnani was an Italian prelate and diplomat of the Roman Catholic Church who served in various high-ranking curial and nuncio roles around the turn of the 19th century.
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Cardinal Giovanni Carlo Boschi
Cardinal Giovanni Carlo Boschi was an 18th-century Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served in the College of Cardinals and took part in key ecclesiastical affairs of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cardinal Agostino Casaroli Target entity description: Cardinal Agostino Casaroli was a prominent 20th-century Vatican diplomat and Secretary of State known for his role in shaping the Holy See’s international relations and concordats, especially during the Cold War.
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A.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Casali
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Casali was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who rose to the rank of cardinal and took part in the papal election that followed the death of Pope Pius VI.
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B.
Cardinal Romualdo Braschi-Onesti
Cardinal Romualdo Braschi-Onesti was an Italian prelate and nephew of Pope Pius VI who became a prominent figure in the late 18th-century Catholic Church and a leading member of the Roman Curia.
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C.
Cardinal Leonardo Antonelli
Cardinal Leonardo Antonelli was an influential Italian prelate and statesman of the late 18th century who played a key role in the governance of the Catholic Church during the turbulent Napoleonic era.
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Cardinal Antonio Dugnani
Cardinal Antonio Dugnani was an Italian prelate and diplomat of the Roman Catholic Church who served in various high-ranking curial and nuncio roles around the turn of the 19th century.
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E.
Cardinal Giovanni Carlo Boschi
Cardinal Giovanni Carlo Boschi was an 18th-century Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served in the College of Cardinals and took part in key ecclesiastical affairs of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cardinal
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Roman Curia official ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in canon law ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1914-11-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, Italy
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linked to:
Castel San Giovanni
|
| cardinalTitle | Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 1967-07-16 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| dateOfCardinalCreation | 1979-06-30 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1998-06-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Rome, Italy
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linked to:
Rome
|
| educatedAt |
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
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Pontifical Gregorian University ⓘ |
| employer |
Holy See
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Secretariat of State of the Holy See ⓘ |
| endTime |
1979-04-28 as Secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church
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1990-12-01 as Cardinal Secretary of State ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Vatican diplomacy
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linked to:
Holy See–state relations
international relations ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Cardinal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
negotiating international agreements and concordats for the Holy See
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shaping Holy See relations with communist regimes in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
College of Cardinals
ⓘ
Roman Curia ⓘ |
| name | Agostino Casaroli ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of the Holy See’s Ostpolitik
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negotiation of concordats with Eastern Bloc countries ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Ernesto Ruffini ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1937-07-27 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cold War diplomacy
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Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Campo Verano cemetery, Rome
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linked to:
Cimitero del Verano, Rome
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| positionHeld |
Cardinal Secretary of State
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Pro-Secretary for the Public Affairs of the Church ⓘ Secretary for the Public Affairs of the Church ⓘ Titular Archbishop of Cartagine ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
1967-04-30 as Undersecretary for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs
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1969-04-30 as Secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church ⓘ 1979-04-28 as Cardinal Secretary of State ⓘ |
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